- The CSIRO says only 10 per cent of lithium-ion batteries used in Australia are properly recycled
- ACOR wants companies that install batteries in products to be responsible for recycling them
- Fire authorities say the frequency of lithium-ion batteries is increasing
"In waste and recycling streams, that is highly problematic."
"If you sell it, then you've got to have some responsibility for it,"Dr Thornton said.
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"If a fire occurs in a council's collection vehicle for example, then council is the one that has to bear the cost of repair and so forth, which is not terribly fair."